Active Extension Strategies Gaining Interest From Plan Sponsors

Active extension strategies, which are relatively new to institutional investors, are already in use or are under consideration by more than half of public defined contribution plans and one-third of corporate plans, based on responses to a new research study. The research was sponsored by RiverSource Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., (NYSE: [...]

What your adviser doesnt know might hurt you

NEW YORK (Money) — Question: I have a continuing debate with a classmate of mine regarding why a financial adviser does not include calculations/spreadsheets when determining asset allocation. My classmate claims it is trade secrets. I claim that the adviser doesn’t know how to do/explain the calculations and blindly plugs the client’s financial information in [...]

The Golub Group Launches Separately Managed Account Program for Investment Advisors

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The Golub Group, a San Mateo-based investment management firm for high net-worth individuals and institutional clients, today rolled out a new separately managed account program for financial planning and wealth management firms and their clients.
The Golub Group SMA Program is available to advisors through the Schwab Institutional [...]